If someone presents you with red roses anywhere outside of February in all likelihood they fancy the pants off you.

Floriography, the language of flowers, has been around for centuries and the idea of attaching meaning to bouquets has always appealed to us as we encourage people to send a REAL message. This process was much more formal in the Victorian era, where these arrangements would represent something that was not dared to be spoken. The term Tussie Mussie was coined during this time, and these stems together with the careful way that they were arranged were used to send a message to the recipient.   

So without further ado let’s translate those Tinder messages into flower bouquets.  

First and foremost, the LIKE vs NOPE.

If you wanted to signal a more positive message, tradition states you hand the flowers over in an upright position and something in the opposite direction was a more negative message. 

An upside down flower bouquet - - -> a nice way to say thanks, but no thanks. 

Stay tuned. More pearls of wisdom to come.